Jannik Sinner said Thursday it was an
"honour" to be able to lift Oliviero Toscani's spirits after the
82-year-old cult ex Benetton photographer revealed that watching
the 23-year-old world tennis number one gave him some relief
from a terminal disease over which he is considering ending his
own life.
"It is an honour to be part of your days", The Aussi OPen champ
reportedly said in a video message sent to the controversial
photographer, who had said that that Sinner gives him "relief in
life".
Sinner was reportedly as struck and moved as anyone by Toscani's
story of his struggle with amyloidosis.
Playing in the second round of the US Open in New York and
informed of Toscani's words, Sinner recorded a video to express
his closeness and thanks to him, asking the staff to give it to
the photographer confidentially, to whom he also made a joke
about their common Inter fandom.
Toscani said Wednesday he had lost 40kg in a year and was
considering phoning his friend right to die activist Marco
Cappato to take him to a Swiss assisted suicide clinic.
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